vestmann

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse vestmaðr, from vest- (“west”) +‎ maðr (“person, man”), equivalent to vest +‎ mann. Cognate with Faroese vestmaður and Icelandic vestmaður.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²vɛstmanː/, /²vɛsːmanː/

Noun

vestmann m (definite singular vestmannen, indefinite plural vestmenn, definite plural vestmennene)

  1. a westerner
    Synonym: vestlending
  2. a member of the language organisation Vestmannalaget
  3. (historical) a person from the British Isles, especially those around Scotland
  4. a person from a western country

See also

References

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